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piramidale

pyramidal, pyramid-shaped

adjective pee-rah-mee-DAH-leh Rare
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Origin: From Greek pyramis (pyramid).

Also means

hierarchical

Usage Note

Piramidale is invariable in gender (un sistema piramidale, una struttura piramidale) and pluralises with -i: sistemi piramidali. Beyond the geometric sense it frequently describes hierarchical organisational structures — schema piramidale can also denote a Ponzi/pyramid scheme.

Examples

"L'organizzazione ha una struttura piramidale."

Natural Translation

The organisation has a pyramidal structure.

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